539 pages ; 25 cm

"The authors examine different sexual lifestyles and sexual choices as they have never been examined before. They take such subjects as bondage, spanking, dressing for pleasure, transgenderism, corporal punishment, fetishism, body modification, and many other heretofore taboo activities, and explore the origins of each act and the historical reasons for considering it "alternative." Drawing on extensive research and observations as well as hundreds of interviews with D & S participants, they examine, explain, attempt to understand, and even demonstrate the rarely acknowledged role these practices play even in mainstream sexualities, as well as in the secret universe of our dreams and fantasies." "Different Loving challenges our preconceived notions of sexual normalcy. It will be welcomed by the practitioners of dominance and submission, and will be an indispensable book for all people who are interested in sexual and sociological mores, values, and trends."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-539)

SECTION ONE; DIFFERENT LOVING: Introduction -- Victorian genesis and the modern scene -- The ABCs of D & S -- SECTION TWO: IMAGINATION AND DESIRE: Power -- Head trips and roleplaying -- Ageplay -- Depersonalization -- Lifestyle D & S -- SECTION THREE: THE PLEASURES OF DISCOMFORT: Corporeal punishment -- Bondage -- Spanking -- Whipping -- Intense stimulation -- SECTION FOUR: INDIVIDUALIZING THE BODY: Body modification -- Corsetting -- Tattooing -- Piercing and scarification -- SECTION FIVE: TRANSLOCATION OF DESIRE: Fetishism -- Erotic extremities -- Dressing for pleasure -- SECTION SIX: MASCULINE AND FEMININE: Transgenderism -- Playing on the gender line in D & S -- Erotic combat and gender heroics -- SECTION SEVEN: FLUID MYSTERIES: Water sports -- Golden showers -- Enemas -- Appendix

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